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Zoning changes will allow more neighborhood uses

City Council members held their latest workshop on proposed code changes Wednesday evening.

The SoundRunner  passenger ferry pulls into the Port of Kingston for the last time

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SoundRunner’s net loss: $900,000

Mike Schabron first tried SoundRunner on a free ride pass and discovered that although the price was a…

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I-502 creates new set of issues

As Poulsbo continues to grapple with last year’s amendment to the Medical Use of Cannabis Act, which allows…

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Interns train for opportunity to risk their lives for others

Firefighters say it’s easier to get into Harvard or Yale than it is to become a career firefighter.…

Kingston High School drama students rehearse their newest play “Election

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KHS’ newest drama production pokes fun at politics

As the cast of “Election” began rehearsal Monday afternoon, the roles representing the world of student politics became…

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City expects less sales tax revenue in 2013

The City of Poulsbo is expecting $31.5 million in total revenue in 2013, $9 million for their general…

NKF&R crews responded to a house fire around 11 a.m. Friday. No injuries reported

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Occupants displaced, but no injuries in Hansville Road house fire

UPDATE: A space heater was found to be the cause of the fire. Five people and a dog…

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City zoning code changes may help home businesses

Proposed changes to the city’s zoning code would allow more flexibility for home businesses, but the City Council…

Poulsbo Mayor Becky Erickson; National Audubon Chief Executive Officer

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Expanded conservation effort takes flight

Kitsap Audubon is leading the charge in increasing local participation in a nationwide bird conservation program.

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Fire damages Viking Feast Ice Cream factory

UPDATED: Viking Feast Ice Cream, Poulsbo's homemade ice cream factory, suffered a fire over the weekend. The silver…

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City will test new parking limits

The City Council approved the mayor’s Parking Pilot Program on Wednesday, hoping to free up parking spaces in…

Charlie Wise has worked at the Book Stop for less than a year

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Employee saves used bookstore

Bookstores are not exactly thriving businesses these days, but Poulsbo is determined to save one of its own.

The Friends of Norwegian Point Park spruce up the historic cabins with a coat of paint.

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Norwegian Point Park cabins get a facelift

Tired of seeing the buildings, reminders of Hansville’s fishing resort era, become more weathered, community organizer Fred Nelson…

Whiskey Creek Steakhouse owners Pat and Karan Ziarnik turned to Food Network’s “Restaurant: Impossible” after a slack economy hurt business. The television show will redesign the restaurant and its menu. The restaurant’s grand reopening

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The Food Network films, and revives, Keyport’s Whiskey Creek Steak House

Before chain restaurants came to Silverdale, before Poulsbo’s downtown was revitalized, there was steak and live music seven…

The area at the head of Liberty Bay was a thriving neighborhood by the 1930s.

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‘Head of the Bay’: House was reminder of earlier era

1898 house, cleared to make way for Fish Park expansion, was a remnant of an old farming neighborhood…

Lilia Cruz of Suquamish dances around the canoe sculpture in the new Suquamish Museum.

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New Suquamish Museum is full of living culture

For many, a museum is an arrangement of antiquity, a collection of old tools, relics and objects used…

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City, Liberty Bay Marina work to make uses legit

The city’s planning department is working with the owners of Liberty Bay Marina to finally right some long-standing…

Bob Lee passed through Poulsbo

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Easy Rider | Kitsap Week

Bob Lee of Illinois takes his causes to the streets and highways of the west.

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Residents file petition against Urban Paths of Poulsbo plan

Some residents are still unhappy with the city's walking trails plan and have filed a petition with the…

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Poulsbo Port anticipates surplus in 2013

The Port of Poulsbo’s income has remained steady in the last few years, but with the completion of…